Participative Management

Complex systems are better handled through trial and error, and yet many individuals are convinced to know solutions at the onset.

Economics writer Tim Harford studies complex systems -- and finds a surprising link among the successful ones: they were built through trial and error. In this sparkling talk from TEDGlobal 2011, he asks us to embrace our randomness and start making better mistakes.

How our current business climate creates poor leaders, how to change that climate, and how to build the clarity and courage necessary to lead with an infinite mindset.

Simon Sinek achieved international fame with the TED Talk “How great leaders inspire action” and his first book “Start With Why.” Now he is expanding his discussion of leadership and delving into the question of what has gone so wrong for businesses and their leaders. In this episode of Impact Theory with Tom Bilyeu, Simon Sinek goes deep into the subject of his newest work, “The Infinite Game.” He shares that most leaders don’t understand the infinite game they are in. Simon explains how our current business climate creates poor leaders, how to change that climate, and how to build the clarity and courage necessary to lead with an infinite mindset.

Explaining that leadership is making others feel secure, drawing them into into a circle of trust - even when it means taking on big responsibilities.

What makes a great leader? Management theorist Simon Sinek suggests, it's someone who makes their employees feel secure, who draws staffers into a circle of trust. But creating trust and safety -- especially in an uneven economy -- means taking on big responsibility.

Deep insight on what work, and life, is really all about - promoting work-life balance that rewards the wisdom of workers.

What if your job didn't control your life? Brazilian CEO Ricardo Semler practices a radical form of corporate democracy, rethinking everything from board meetings to how workers report their vacation days (they don't have to). It's a vision that rewards the wisdom of workers, promotes work-life balance — and leads to some deep insight on what work, and life, is really all about. Bonus question: What if schools were like this too?

Learn to empower your dev teams to help them create better products and free up some of your time.

An empowered development team owns its work, is authorized to make the right decisions, and is able to work independently. Empowered teams are happier, create better products, and allow you, the person in charge of the product, to spend more time on product discovery and strategy. This article by Roman Pichler shares five tips to help you empower your development teams.

Neuroscience reveals the social nature of the high-performance workplace.

How do leaders give others a feeling of safety even in uncertain environments? With a basis in neuroscience, David Rock shares how spontaneity (rather than feeling suppression) leads to a sense of relatedness and fairness, how intelligence can relate to low self-awareness, and how leaders can create the kind of atmosphere that promotes status, certainty, autonomy, relatedness, and fairness.

The 5 Scrum values take center stage

In 2016 updates were released to the Scrum Guide, which at the time already had six years of experience under its belt. The update was a simple one, adding the 5 values of Scrum to the Guide: Courage, Focus, Commitment, Respect, and Openness. Dave West shares why these values that may appear obvious, are actually really difficult to adopt in most ‘traditional’ organizations.